How To Load The Silhouette Cameo Cutting Mat

If you are using letter size cardstock on the cameo and not the full 12 12 mat you need to move the plastic roller on the right in to the notches towards the middle so that the roller grabs the edge of the mat.

How to load the silhouette cameo cutting mat.

To load a cutting mat into the silhouette cameo remove the protective covering sheet from the mat. Place the vinyl on the correct size of mat you have selected in the silhouette software. Next apply your material to the mat. Line the mat up with the blue line on the left hand side of your machine.

I explain what load mat vs load media means. When loading a cutting mat into. And i also explain where the cutting mat actually goes. There is no load media button on the machine only load and unload buttons.

Loading your mat 1. Overview of the s. I think this might be another post that i can file under why am i so stupid. This introductory video shows users how to load material with and without a cutting mat into the silhouette cameo.

Press load from the control panel on the front of the machine silhouette cameo 2. Press the top button indicating the gridded mat. The solution if this happens to you use the keypad on the cameo to move the dot next to load media back up to load cutting mat. Use the grid lines on the mat to line the material up with the edges of the sticky portion of your mat.

Now select load on. I just share a couple of tiny bits of info about the silhouette cameo. If you are cutting media without using a cutting mat select none in the cutting mat options. Ta da then your problem is fixed.

How to load the silhouette cutting mat silhouette cameo 3. The cameo 3 load options are determined by which mat is specified in the design page settings of the silhouette studio software. Locking the roller bar. The first thing you need to do is make sure your rollers on your silhouette cameo are set to the widest position.

Silhouette cutting mats are available in several sizes. I had such trouble at the very beginning trying to use my machine so i am hoping this tutorial will help anyone out there who is afraid to do that first cut with their machine. Next butt the mat up to the rollers on your machine. Press the up arrow button on the front of the machine portrait.